War In The Air

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Across
  1. 2. what was the first name of the man who created the zeppelin?
  2. 4. these were not given to pilots as it was assumed that they would bail to easily if they had them.
  3. 9. other than dropping bombs, planes were mostly used for _________________.
  4. 10. before weapons were added to the planes, the pilot's only means for defense was from their __________.
  5. 12. this famous german pilot had 80 air combat victories.
  6. 13. this was added to plane turrets to prevent bullets from hitting the plane's own propellor.
Down
  1. 1. what was one of the biggest problems for pilots since they had an opne cockpit?
  2. 3. this was used to bring down zeppelins.
  3. 5. who shot down the red baron?
  4. 6. this aircraft was hard to shoot down because it flew at high altitudes.
  5. 7. what did pilots put on their faces to prevent frostbite in the air?
  6. 8. in the early stages of combat, pilots would drop bomb straight out of the ________________.
  7. 11. Battleships would pull planes out of the water using a _____________.